Geophila repens (L.) I.M.Johnst.

 
  • Family : RUBIACEAE
    (Madder Or Coffee Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : COFFEE FAMILY (कॉफी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rubiaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Geophila repens (L.) I.M.Johnst.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Karimutthil, Karinkudungal (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Tropical semi-evergreen forests, Tropical moist deciduous forests, also in sacred groves
  • Flower, Fruit : July-April
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : East Godavari district, Srikakulam district
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
  • World Distribution : Pantropical
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3
    • R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Geophila repens. Downloaded on 14 December 2024.

Botanical Description

Herbarium Specimen(s)

Field Image(s)

Habitat

India Distribution

World Distribution

Creative Commons License
India Flora Online by Herbarium JCB is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.